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Rubin Warns of Debt Crisis and AI Job Losses

12/4/2025

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Robert Rubin warned at the CNBC CFO Council Summit that U.S. debt could reach 99.8% of GDP by 2025, posing risks like the October 1987 market crash.
Rubin says inflating the debt away would have adverse consequences and urges new taxes and spending cuts to stabilize debt-to-GDP.
Rubin warns AI displacement could affect up to 50% of white-collar jobs, and the political system is not addressing these implications.

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Robert Rubin warned at the CNBC CFO Council Summit that U.S. debt could reach 99.8% of GDP by 2025, posing risks like the October 1987 market crash.
Rubin says inflating the debt away would have adverse consequences and urges new taxes and spending cuts to stabilize debt-to-GDP.
Rubin warns AI displacement could affect up to 50% of white-collar jobs, and the political system is not addressing these implications.